Display card holder for parking meters



Oct. 23, 1951 M. w. M KENZIE 2,572,174

DISPLAY CARD HOLDER FOR PARKING METERS Filed Jan. 21, 1948 2 SHEETSSHEET l /z- 4 5 43 INVliNTOR.

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DISPLAY CARD HOLDER FOR PARKING METERS Filed Jan. 21, 1948 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 INVENTOR.

I MZiarzWfl/clfnzie Z 3 ATTORNEYS Paten ted Oct. 23, 1951 s ung DISPLAY nonunion-rank ng METERS,

Milton Wodrow McKe zjie', Abilene; Terr v epnliwtihn January 21, 1948; Serial No. 3,521

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Arie e Object to nab e m ehe 'eirie r aniz on an it adve ti e the l e activities or laws in 'a place where the advertiseg ments are most lilrely to be read and with'a minimum emeunt o ex ens and Space fer t e d e tisin a d- Yet another object is to' provide a novel card hold a me ns ror as n n h sem t a uit le Permanent h iie ndl t e i i superior advertisin or reading position.

"Still anether ob eet is to utili'z'e therninimurn amount of space withthe fasteners and'no't 'inter ere with the removing or repairing ofthe 'rneter itseli and so that same anine removed without emovi t ee he de A r h ect o i sur eeeii v a e.- me of t m ld With'the e li n imeter heel n 9 h t t er will b 1 1612955 13 O Q$1e he lein i -lq ed;

O e ie s and ae an eeee or m in ention wi 're d'i p e p enew n d le description together with the aecompany inig d awi s In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation partly broken away of e 'ee 'h de e f r ted e'e ei ir e' t e P?? f erred embodimentbf my' invention'faridinstalled D n p r ng mg e r r. A V. a a t Figure 2 is a side elevation of the card holder and parking meter illustrated Figure 1 and partly broken away and inseotiofn Figure 3 is a plan view of the bla -l: from which portions of the card holder are forrned and before folding,

Figure 4 is a plan view of another blank before folding which when assembled forms part of the card holder,

fi u e 5 is a lan view 9 fil ibl i l f re elen 'whi tn :wheni nned co st tutes t meetin f am the eerc hqlde t,

Fi u e 6 is a .ireementery vertieel pn take? on the line 5716 Q Fi u e {I is a fra me tary horiz l se tiqn taken .on the-line .111 of Figure-2, v,

Figure 811s .a fragmentaryventical section (taken on the line 88 of Figure 1,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 2, and

Figure 10 is front elevation partly broken away of a modification of the card holder shown in rare higeqr m were ed e 9i the 'r rei i n nd start fine e I th ton ue 9 4;; Qiwe, herprq e e e 1a he ire L i fqr ges 'wi hj th en th the e? i A e efshqwe- Plea 19$ l' i ly- 1 2 25 1 P hq der l8 .i rm s g eet e A V ure 3 and the blank Bshqwn metre" 1. Th blank A fi lde elqne t e li e i2? heontwars y 5 9121. eerti el k T Fir, si es are then everted. @1995 t the knee bentbaek d wewardlyelene the ine F93 b seen in Fi ure 2- ina -W1 ard Supp p tesfl a e eisnqs 'crm vs19Weirere i V relation t r-better yie ng o th amer ill sir: tisin matter suppor ed-t ere n. The ei i ed es and free end-edges .Of the plates ,arethen reverted wa d to provide the ee d reta nin flang s and 25 respectively- It wil ahel i te that 1 top edgescof the side flanges =25 areycut or ter-r minated below the'laotitom edge v0f 1311. sloping portion2i to permit insertion of the card between the fiangesL The bottom edges of thersloping portions-2| are also disposed -.Qutwar d1y .of the: flanges-25, aslbest seen in EigureQ, so as to-pro vide a shield or protection againstthe'flweatheriior the card supported byithe flanges and 12.6 :i-iThe': triangular end portions 28 'oflthe blank .3 are bent upwardly along thelines 29' and welded or otherwiseseouredto the innersurfaces of the plates' iqlat"the'opposite ends thereof; l he' in' termediate portion 30 ofthe Iolar'1k -l3 is then welded along the side edges thereof tti the' bottom-T edges of 'the" plates 24 t6- forrh' 'a rigid structure. The 9??? P9 T Q e ra 3 1 the 'card 'ho1der l8i s forin'd" fibrfi th bhhl-C shown in Figure 5. The supporting frame 3| consists of a central horizontal portion 32 which is spot welded as at 33, or secured by other fastening means, to the intermediate portion 30 forming the bottom of the upper portion IS. The opposite ends of the blank C are bent downwardly along the lines 34 to provide side frame members 35. The front edges of the side frame members 35 are bent inwardly. to provide side locking flanges which are'beaded as at 31 for engagement in the groove 16 of the rim of the housing, and the rear edges are also bent inwardly to provide the flanges 38 engaging over the rear amen of the rim [5, as best seen in Figure 7 of the drawings. The front portion 32a of central portion 32 is bent downwardly along the line 39 and includes the sides 40 having the bottom edges'4l cut to conform to the outer edge of the front of the rim (5 as seen in Figure 1. A central depending ear 42, havingthe opening 43 formed therethrough, is formed integral with the front portion 32a. The flange forming tabs 44 are provided on each side of the ear 42 and have the bottom thereof bent rearwardly to form the flanges 45 engaging under theupper portion of the rim [5. The tabs 44 and the car 42 are formed with transversely extending beads or depressions 46 and 47 respectively for engagement in the groove I6. The rear portion H of the housing is provided witha forwardly extending locking bolt 48 which extends through the opening 43 formed in the ear 42 as shown in Figure 8. The front closure [3 is provided, as is usual, with a rim 49 normally engageable within the groove l6 for sealing the interior of the housing. With the card holder, disclosed here, in place on the rear portion H of the housing, the rim 49 of the cover will engage the beaded portion of the ear 43, tabs 44, and flanges 36 for clamping the supporting frame between the rim 49 and the rim [5. The cover or closure I3 is also provided with locking means 50 which engages the bolt 48 for retaining the cover in closed position. It can therefore be seen that the card holder is thereby securely supported on the parking meter without interfering with the operation or repairof the meter itself.

- In Figure I have disclosed a modification of the card holder previously described for attachment to a parking meter having a difierent shape. The meter Illa illustrated in Figure 10, has a rounded top on the housing and I am therefore able to extend the tabs 44a further out towards the sides of the housing. Since additional support is obtained by the extended tabs 44a, I dispense with the side frame members 35 of the card holder illustrated in Figures 1-9. The card holder |8a is then clamped between the housing Ila and the cover l3a only by the central ear 42a-and the tabs 44a and the rearwardly bent flanges 45a formed on the bottomedges thereof. As in the case of the first embodiment of my invention, the rear portion l l of the housing has a forwardly extending bolt 48a which is received by the opening 43a in the ear 42a and gripped by the locking means provided on the cover I30.

While I have described and shown two embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications might be made in this without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A card holder for use with a parking meter including a housing opening on one side thereof and formed with a rim extending around the sides and top of said openside, and a transversely hinged cover having a-marginal rimadapted to bear against said housing'rim when in the closed position; said card holder comprising a pair of downwardly divergent secured together card supporting plates, means on each of said plates adapted to support a card thereon, and an attaching frame depending from said plates including side members formed with flanges on the edges thereof adapted to engage over said housrim and be clamped between said cover and housing rims.

h 2. A card holder for use with a parking meter including'a housing opening on one "side thereof and formed with a rim extending around the sides and top of said open side, and a transversely hinged cover having a marginal rim adapted to' engage said housing rim in the closed position thereof; said card holder comprising a pair of secured together card holding members, and attaching means depending from said card holding members including portions overlying said housing rim and flanges formed on the edge thereof engaging said housing rim and adapted to be clamped between said cover rim and said housing rim.

3. A card holder for use with a parking meter including a housing opening on one side thereof and formed with a rim extending about said open side, a transversely hinged cover having a marginal rim thereon for engagement with said housing rim, and locking means carried by said housing and cover for securing said cover on said housing in the closed position thereof; said card holder secured on said housing comprising card holding means, and means for attaching said card holder means'to said housing, said attaching means including a sup'portingplate secured to said card holding means, side members depending from the side edges of said supporting plate and formed with inwardly directed flanges engaging over the side portions of said housing rim and adapted to be clamped thereagainst by said cover rim, a centrally disposed apertured member depending from said plate and overlying the upper portion of said housing rim and adapted to engage saidlocking means, and 'a pair of tabs extending from the bottom edge of said plate on opposite sides of said central member and engageable over said housing rim and adapted to be clamped thereagainst by said cover rim.

MILTON WOODROW MCKENZIE.

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